Given name & surname

Owenby

“settlement”

Owenby is a surname from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Owenby goes back to a word meaning “settlement.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Owenby comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Owenby’s family of names

In English usage, Owenby as a surname has a related form in OWENSBY. In English usage, Owenby as a surname has a related form in OWENSBY.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Old Norse

Ormsby

“village”

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Old Norse

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“farmstead; settlement”

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Old Norse

Sowerby

“mud, dirt, sour ground”

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Old Norse

Enderby

“farmstead; village”

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Old Norse

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“apple”

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Old Norse

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“Englishman” · “village, settlement”

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Old Norse

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“rook” · “farmstead”

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Old Norse

Loseby

“pigsty”

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